Deals
Artis Exploration Ltd, a Calgary-based exploration and production (E&P) company, has closed a CAD180 million growth equity investment from private equity firm Warburg Pincus.
The common share private placement will be used to fund the company’s accelerated development program.
Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Artis is a privately held E&P company focused on the Duvernay East Shale Basin of Western Canada, where the Company holds a contiguous acreage position of over 260,000 net acres. Artis is led by Darryl Metcalfe, an industry veteran with over 30 years of experience in exploration, development and production, who was previously
Alternative investment firm KKR is to acquire BMC Software, a specialist in software solutions for digital enterprise.
The company is being acquired from a private investor group led by Bain Capital Private Equity and Golden Gate Capital together with GIC, Insight Venture Partners and Elliott Management.
Founded in 1980, BMC is a leading systems software provider which helps enterprise organisations manage and optimise information technology across cloud, hybrid, on-premise, and mainframe environments. Over the past 38 years, BMC has consistently expanded its scope alongside constantly evolving IT markets to address the ever-changing needs of the global enterprise. Today the
Toscafund Asset Management LLP, with USD4 billion in assets, is to acquire what it calls a ‘significant minority stake’ in London-based independent wealth manager Plurimi Wealth, through Tosca Private Investments Fund.
This is the first transaction from TPIF which is a new specialist vehicle that will target small/mid-market private equity opportunities in the European financial services sector.
The firm writes that TPIF intends to focus on partnering with founders and entrepreneurs looking to accelerate the growth of their business. Established in 2008 by Ramzy Rasamny, Plurimi has grown organically to become one of the leading independent wealth management platforms
The Pender Technology Inflection Fund I Limited Partnership, managed by PenderFund Capital Management (Pender) announces that it has made its first investment leading a CAD6.3 million financing of Clarius Mobile Health, with participation from Export Development Canada (EDC) and other investors.
The company will use the capital to fund overall growth, including expanding its sales and marketing efforts, and continued product development.
“With the combination of ultra-portability and high performance at a cost-effective price, Clarius has the ability to disrupt the point-of-care market for ultrasound and transform the digital health industry,” says Maria Pacella, SVP, Private Equity, Pender. “We
NorthEdge Capital (NorthEdge) has supported the MBO of engineering tooling supplier Cutwel Limited, backing the existing management team led by Adam Gillard, Graham Short and Shaunie Mangham.
Operating from its purpose-built, 24,000 sq ft distribution facility in Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire, Cutwel specialises in supplying precision cutting tools and machine accessories to the engineering industry throughout the UK and Ireland.
Since founding the company in 1996, husband and wife Paul and Mary Hawksworth have invested in strengthening Cutwel’s sales and technical teams, increasing headcount to over 50 people and delivering year-on-year revenue growth from GBP6 million in FY12 to over
A technology strategist, and a business innovation strategist have launched a new venture that will work with corporates and private equity firms to leverage Internet of Things (IoT) technology to boost value creation.
Mark Crosier and Marta Szluinska have founded nVoyage in London, UK, which is aiming to help corporates and private equity firms leverage the IoT to transform traditional businesses or design and build new ones to order – boosting value creation and returns in the process. The company will target corporates and funds in both the US and Europe.
Corporates have long struggled with internal organic development, particularly when they
think project!, a leading Common Data Environment (CDE) provider for construction and engineering projects, has acquired CEMAR, a contract management solution.
The acquisition, part of think project!’s continuing expansion strategy, marks the company’s entry into the UK market for construction project management software, further strengthening its leading market position in Europe.
Gloucester-based CEMAR offers a leading cloud-based solution for managing NEC (New Engineering Contracts) and FIDIC (International Federation of Consulting Engineers) contracts. Delivering its contract management solution to companies with major projects in the UK and abroad, CEMAR serves an impressive roster of customers, including Highways England, Nuclear New
Surkus Inc, a Los Angeles-based industry leader in event technology, has raised USD10 million in Series B funding led by EOS Global, a USD200 million venture fund formed in earlier this year.
The fund is designed to leverage EOSIO blockchain to catalyse the transformation of the digital assets space. Surkus is the fund’s first investment.
As blockchain technology becomes increasingly essential for technology platforms to incorporate, the partnership between Surkus and EOS Global was a natural fit from the beginning.
Of the investment, EOS Global, says: “We fully believe in the mission of Surkus and our shared vision
International investment company Aser Media’s subsidiary Eleven Sports has entered into a strategic partnership in Poland with Polsat, a commercial broadcaster in the Polish market, with Polsat acquiring a significant stake in Eleven Sports.
Eleven Sports was founded in 2015 and in a competitive market place is one of the fastest growing media companies, currently delivering premium sports action to 17 million paying subscribers in seven markets – Belgium, Luxembourg, Italy, Poland, Singapore, Taiwan and the US.
Eleven recently acquired rights to LaLiga in the UK and Ireland which will become the platform’s eighth and ninth markets with launches
ICEYE, an Earth observation company providing synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) data, has secured EUR29 million in a Series B funding led by return investor True Ventures, and supported by Draper Network VC funds and others.
Building on ICEYE’s recent aerospace industry achievements, the Finland-based SAR data company will use the new capital to expand its custom analytics services for its growing customer base, further develop its SAR satellite technology, as well as fund additional launches of ICEYE SAR satellites.
ICEYE’s Series B funding round includes financial backing from previous investors True Ventures, Draper Nexus, Draper Associates, Seraphim Capital and Space
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